Container



R. WHITCOMB.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE9, 1919.

1,362,975 Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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PATENT oFF cE;

mrssnrn wnrrcorzaor ELIZABETH, new JERSEY.

I comment.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, RUSSELL WHrrooMn, a citizen of the United States,residin at Elizabeth in the county of Union and tate of New jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full,- clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art tovwhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. v

The present invention relates, generally, to containersfor cosmeticsticks, soap sticks and similar articles; and the invention hasreference, more particularl to a novel construction of sanitary rellable container having a .novel means for holding and ad-" vancin thecontents ready for use.

Thelnvention has for its principal object to provide a novel.construction of refillable carrier and protective covering for cosmeticsticks, andthe like, which serves not only to protect the contents fromdirt, germs, etc., when'carried about, but also ,PIOVldOS a means forhandling the contents, without I necessity of touching the same with thefingers, when making ordinary use and application of the contents,consequently providing a very sanitary and hygienic container. The;container also comprises an arrangement of arts which may be quicklylized bydipping in hot water.

The invention has for a further object to provide, in connection with asuitable enveloping casing, a means for gripping and" holding thecontents relative to the casing so that the same may be easily advancedor fed upward out of the casing as the same is used without necessity oftouching the contents with the fingers; and, furthermore,

the invention .has foranother object, to provide a gripping andholdingelement which permits of the contents to be refilled iii behindthe stub of the almost consumed stick, so that the-latter continues tobe fed' forward from behind until entirely consumed,

this being accomplished without necessity for touching or removing saidstub from the gripping or holding device, but merely by inserting thenew stick in the latter behind the stub of the old. Said gripping andholding device being further constructed to per mit the engaged stick tobe readily and easily Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 10 ,21,1920 I Application filed June 9, 1919. Serial No. 302,917.

advanced in a projecting or forward feedlngdirectlon, while'holding thesame, firmly against backward movement or retraction through said holderor gripping device,

Other'objects of the present invention, not

at thistime more particularly enumerated,

W111 be clearl understood from the follow in detailed escription of thesame.

ith the various objects of my present invention in view, the sameconsists,-pri-' manly, 1nthe novel conta ner for cosmetic and soapstlcks, and the 11ke, hereina fter set then finally embodied in theclaims which are appended thereto.

described in the following specification, and I The invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in wh1ch:-

Figure 1 is "a side elevation of the novel i construction of container,made according to and embodying the principles of my pres p r yi entinvention, the cover port1on being broken away and shown in'section.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal transverse section,

taken on line 2--2 in said Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the container, with the cover portionremovedand 1 shown in part'elevation and part section.

Flg. 4 is a central longitudinal vertical section. Y

Fig. 5 a cross-section taken online 5-5 in said Fig, 4, the stick. andgripping;

or holding device therefor being shown in elevat1on. I Flg. 61s aperspective view ofthe stick and gripping or holding device therefor,re-

moved from the container.

Similar characters of reference are em ployed in all of the hereinabovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicatesthe complete novel container for cosmetic or soap sticks, and the like,the same comprising a tubular main body 2 having a closed end wall 3 atits lower or bottom end, but open at its upper or top end. Thereference-character 4.- indicates a cover member aving a closed end wall5 at its upper or top end, but open at its bottom end to ermit the same"to be telescopically engaged .end of said main body 2.

over the upper or top vgripping and holding device comprising a shortsleeve split at one sidethroughout its length to provide freelongitudinally extending edges having formed therein a plurality ofslightly inwardly and upwardly inclined serrations or teeth 7. Connectedwith said sleeve 6 is an outwardly and laterally projecting shank 8havin at its free end a button or head 9 providing a manipulating fingerpiece. i

The reference character 10 indicates a 4 stick of cosmetic, such asalip-stick, eyeto the main body 2, the slots 11 and 12 will respectivelystraddle the shank 8 of the finger piece 9, so, thatlall. openingsleading brow pencil, or'a stick of soap such as a shaving stick, or thelike. The stick #10 isinserted,

throughthe sleeve 6 fromthe lowerend, and pushed upwardly therethroughto project its upper end ashort distance above the upper extermity ofsaid sleeve '6. Theserrations or teeth 7 will not prevent or impede theupward movement of the stick 10 through the sleeve 6 when the sleeve isheld in the fingers and the lower end of the stick is pressed against astationary surface to impart an upward movement thereto through thesleeve, but said serrations or teeth will impede a downward orretractive movement of the stick through the sleeve, since the inwardlyand upwardly inclined points or projections afforded by the teeth willdig into the surface of the stick to,arrest such movement. It must beunderstood that I -do not wish to limit myself exactly to the theconvenience of the maker of the container.

After the stick 10 has been assembled in gripped relation to thegripping or holding device the same is inserted within the main body 2.The wall of said main body 2 is provided with a short downwardlyextending longitudinal slot 11, which receives the shank 8 of the fingerpiece of the gripping or holding device, as the same moves into the openend of said main body 2. It will be noted that said slot is of shortextent compared with the entire longitudinal extent of said main body 2,and that it is open at its upper end. The length of the, slot 11 isnecessarily shorter than the length of the covermember 4,-so that whenthe finger piece is stopped by engagement with the lower end of the slot11, and the cover member 4 engaged overthe mainbody 2, the slot 11 willbe entirly closed over by the cover member. The length of the slot 11,however, is sufficient to permit the finger piece 9 to he raised thereinfor the purpose of lifting the gripping or holding device a sufficientdistance to project above the upper end of themain body 2, the forwardor upper end of the stick, so that the same is sufficiently exposed orprojected to permit the user to make application of the stick to intothe container are closed against the en trance of dust, dirt or otherforeign subistances, and that consequentl the container is entirelyclosed in enveloping relation. to the stick 10, and adequately protectsthe same from the sanitary and hygienic standpoint. a

As the stick 10 is worn down in use the same may be quickly advanced inthe holding or gripping device byremoving the latter from the main body2, and by grasping the holding or gripping device, without touching thestick with the fingers, and by then pressing the lower end of the stickagainst a stationary surface, the stick may be pushed upward through theholding and ripping device an advanced distance. dinarily the stickisadvanced but a short distance beyond the upper end of the holding andgripping device, so that by merely manipulating the finger-piece 9 toraise the same in the slot 11, the holding or gripping device is raisedsufliciently to project the upper end of the stick beyond the end of themain body 2, and exposed for use.

Another advantage of the holding or gripping device, is that it providesa means for holding thestick 10 in such/a way that as the same is worndown to a butt or stub, a new stick may be inserted behind the butt orstub to be fed up in a follow after relation to the butt or stub, thelatter being fed out by the following new stick until said butt or stubis entirely consumed. It will thus be apparent that the butt or stubdoes not have to be removed .or. handled in any way when inserting arefill or new stick, and in'respect to what may be termed the followafter method of inserting refills in the holding or gripping device, Ihave devised a holding means for combination with the envelopingcontainer which is very superior to all devices or containers which retothe latter, and which further requires the securing of the stub or buttof the old stick upon the forward end of the new'stick, in order torender said stub or butt capable of further use. i

- a When the sticksof cosmetics or soap are enveloped in oiled paper,tin-foil or other similar covering, they are applied, fed and refilledin the same manner as above de-- scribed, and the top annular edge 13 ofthe holding or ripping device serves as a gage or shear e geagainstwhich the covering material may be cut-or parted whenremov- 'ing'thesame from'the outwardly or -up- Y wardly rejected portionof the'stick.

It 'wi be apparent that my novel constructibn of container provides avery eflicient protection of thestick enveloped there'- by, againstcontact with dirt, dust or the fingers, and consequently servesadmirably to. maintain the same perfect sanitary condition. Thecontainer itself maybe easily and quickly sterilized by removing theholder or gripping device and the stick carried there-' by, and thendipping the main body2 and cover member 4 in boiling-water. The hold-,ingor gripping de'vi'ceand stick,where'the character of the latter willallow it, may

also be sterilized by quickly dipping the same in hotwater,-all of whichaids in maintaining an adequate sanitary and hygienic condition as tosaid parts.

.Iam aware that somechanges may be made in the severalnovelarrangementsand 1 combinations of the several devices and pants scribed in theappended claims,

as well as in the details of the construction of the same, withoutdeparting from the scope of my present invention .as described in theforegoing specification and as" de- Hence, I do not limit my inventionto the exact arrangements and combinations .of the various devices andparts as set forth in the foregoing specification, nor do I confinemyself to the exact details of the construction of said parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim a 1 A container for toilet preparations in stick form comprisinga tubular main body closed at its lower end, a cover member engageableoverthe open end of said body, a removable stick holding meansassociated with said body comprising a longitudinal sleeve having openends whereby a stick may be fed upwardly therethrough and permitting arefill stickto be inserted through the lower end of said sleeve behindthe butt of the old stick and fed upwardly thereafter until said butt isconsumed and the new stick exposed, a finger piece projecting laterallyfrom the body of. said sleeve, and said main body having alongitudinalopen ended slot'extending downwardly from its open mouthinto which said finger piece may pass to ride therein.

' 2. A container for toilet preparations in stick form compr sing atubular mainvbody closed at its lower end, a cover member engageableover the open end'ofsaid body, a

removable stick "holding means associatedwith said body comprising alongitudinally split sleeve having open ends, whereby a stick may be fedupwardly therethrough and permlttlng a refill" stick to be insertedthrough the lower end of said sleeve behind the butt of the old stickand fed upwardly thereafter until said butt is consumed and the newstick exposed, and the free longixtudmal edges of said split sleevehaving inwardly and upwardly inclined .teeth to hold said stick againstdownward movement while thereo stick form comprising a tubular mainbodyclosedj at its lower .end, .a cover member engageable over theopenend of said body, a removable stick holding means associated with saidbody comprising alongitudinally split sleeve having. open, ends wherebya stick may be fed upwardly therethrough and perm tting a refill stick.to be inserted through the lower end-of said sleeve behind the butt oftheoldstick and. fed upwardlythereafter untll said butt is consumed andthe new stick exposed, the free lon 'tudinal edges of'said split sleevehaving inwardly and upwardly inclined teeth to hold said stick againstdownward movement: while permitting upward feeding movement thereof, afinger piece having a shank projecting laterally from the body of'saidsleeve, and

said main body having a longitudinal slot extending downwardly from itsopen end into which said shank/of said finger piece may pass to ridetherein, said cover member being adapted to close over said slot whensaid finger-piece is drawn down to the lower limit of the same.

3. A container for toilet preparations in permitting upward feedingmovement 4. A'containe'r for toilet preparations in the butt of the oldstick and fed upwardly thereafteruntil said butt is consumed and edgesof said split sleeve having inwardly and upwardly inclined teeth to holdsaid stick against downward movement while permitting upward feedingmovement thereof, afinger-piece having a shank projecting laterallyfromthe body of said sleeve, said main body having a longitudinal slotextendthrough the lower end of said sleeve behind the new stick exposed,the free longitudinal ing downwardly from its open end into which saidshank of said finger piece may pass to ride therein, said slot being ofa length slightly less than the lengthof said cover member, and saidcover member hav ing alongitudinally indented slot at its open endadapted to straddlesaid shank of said finger-piece when said covermember is in closed relation to said main body and said finger-piece isdrawn down to the lower '10 limit of. the slot of the latter.

In testimony that I claim'the invention set forth above I have'hereuntoset my hand this 4th day of June, 1919.

. RUSSELL WHITCOMB.

Witnesses GEORGE D. RICHARDS, ADOLPH HANSEN.

